The story "The Old Man and the Sea" is one of the most famous and beloved works of Hemingway by readers.She brought the author the Pulitzer Prize, and also played an important role in awarding him the title of Nobel laureate.This is a story about "tragic stoicism" and courage, about how, in the face of a ruthless fate and loneliness, a person, even when losing, must maintain dignity.The autobiographical novel "The Green Hills of Africa" is one of the works that laid the foundation for the myth of "Papa Ham" – a madly adventurous intellectual, a favorite of women, a seeker of strong feelings and new impressions."To Have and Not to Have" is the story of Harry Morgan, a simple and honest fisherman who turns into a smuggler. The story is based on the fate of the main character, who became a criminal. But besides that, "To Have and Not to Have" is an acute social novel, which centers on the conflict of poverty and wealth, the haves and the haves, people who are forced by poverty to break the law, and people who enjoy life and burn it. Which of them is more reprehensible?The collection also includes the novella "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" — the "business card" of Hemingway the narrator.